by Sebastian Kluth
Two and a half years after incredibly strong debut full length effort Hiraeth, Canadian melodic death metal quartet Lutharo fronted by charismatic singer Krista Shipperbottom, launched its second strike titled Chasing Euphoria. This very strong genre...
Lire la suiteRage and preceding group Avenger have been around for more than four decades and have released a massive twenty-eight studio records thus far. In case you are a new or occasional fan and wondering where to start your discovery of such a massive discography,...
Lire la suiteWhile stereotypically entitled predecessor M.E.T.A.L. had its entertaining moments, German power metal quartet Freedom Call takes several steps back on its eleventh studio album Silver Romance. Initially, I wasn't even planning on writing a review for...
Lire la suiteWhile infamous predecessor Nightmares of the Decomposed had some unintentional comedic value, Six Feet Under's eighteenth full length release Killing for Revenge is a serious candidate for worst record of the year. That's truly a shame because this album...
Lire la suiteOriginally released independently under the dreadful title Acusticyzed, this album was released yet again three months later with new title To Hell with the Amps and a much-improved cover artwork. Christian heavy metal quartet Stryper offers ten acoustic...
Lire la suite7 Weeks: Live in America 2003 documents Stryper's Seven reunion tour which also led to the release of a compilation with two new songs. This live record features thirteen songs and a closing prayer for a total length of sixty-four minutes. While it was...
Lire la suiteChristian heavy metal quartet Stryper has put out quite a few compilations and re-recordings by now that should help occasional and new fans discover and enjoy the band's enthusiastic, faithful and melodic take on the genre. Second Coming for instance...
Lire la suiteTyran, formerly known as Martyr, is an energetic young heavy metal quintet hailing from Germany. Tyran's Oath is the band's debut album. It features nine excellent songs with an appropriate total running time of forty-one minutes. Stylistically, this...
Lire la suiteAfter eight long years, German gothic metal institution The Vision Bleak is back with a bang in form of seventh full length studio record Weird Tales. Instead of continuing the style on the predecessor or going back to the roots, the duo has decided to...
Lire la suiteI have been a fan of Faroese progressive folk metal band Týr for more than a decade and a half, have reviewed all of the band's records and have attended two of the band's concerts. The reason why I have taken several weeks to let the band's new record...
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